Attic base
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Attic Base is the term given in architecture
to the base of Roman
Ionic order
columns, consisting of an upper and lower torus
, separated by a scotia (hollow concave molding) and fillet
s.
It was the favorite of the Romans, and was employed by them for columns the Corinthian
and Composite order
s, and in Byzantine
, and manesque work would seem to have been generally adopted a model.
Architecture
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to the base of Roman
Ancient Rome
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Ionic order
Ionic order
The Ionic order forms one of the three orders or organizational systems of classical architecture, the other two canonic orders being the Doric and the Corinthian...
columns, consisting of an upper and lower torus
Torus
In geometry, a torus is a surface of revolution generated by revolving a circle in three dimensional space about an axis coplanar with the circle...
, separated by a scotia (hollow concave molding) and fillet
Annulet (architecture)
Annulets, in architecture, are small square components in the Doric capital, under the quarter-round. They are also called fillets or listels....
s.
It was the favorite of the Romans, and was employed by them for columns the Corinthian
Corinthian order
The Corinthian order is one of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric and Ionic. When classical architecture was revived during the Renaissance, two more orders were added to the canon, the Tuscan order and the Composite order...
and Composite order
Composite order
The composite order is a mixed order, combining the volutes of the Ionic order capital with the acanthus leaves of the Corinthian order. The composite order volutes are larger, however, and the composite order also has echinus molding with egg-and-dart ornamentation between the volutes...
s, and in Byzantine
Byzantine Empire
The Byzantine Empire was the Eastern Roman Empire during the periods of Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages, centred on the capital of Constantinople. Known simply as the Roman Empire or Romania to its inhabitants and neighbours, the Empire was the direct continuation of the Ancient Roman State...
, and manesque work would seem to have been generally adopted a model.